Chinese medicine prescription for spleen deficiency and qi deficiency

The spleen is a relatively important part of the human body, and it often has problems, such as deficiency of both Qi and blood. Because if there is a problem with the spleen, it will directly affect many parts of a person, and will also indirectly affect our daily life. However, these can be treated, and the most effective one is the use of traditional Chinese medicine. However, many people don’t know this. So what is the traditional Chinese medicine prescription for spleen deficiency and qi deficiency?

A basic term in Traditional Chinese Medicine, also known as insufficient spleen function and weak spleen and stomach. It is mostly caused by eating disorders, overwork, worry, and long-term illness that damage the spleen. Symptoms include poor appetite, abdominal distension, especially after eating, loose stools, limb fatigue, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, sallow complexion, weight loss, edema, etc.

Generally, if you want to prescribe Chinese herbal medicine, you need to see the patient in person. Consider specific medication based on the patient's symptoms and tongue and pulse conditions. If the spleen is weak, you can generally use Guipi Decoction or Shenling Baizhu Powder with modifications. If you want ready-made medicine, you can take Guipi Pills or Shenling Baizhu Pills.

"Spleen deficiency" is the name of a disease in Traditional Chinese Medicine, which is mostly caused by improper diet, excessive fatigue, and long-term illness that damages the spleen. Common symptoms include diarrhea, epigastric pain, abdominal pain, edema, phlegm, asthma, impotence, and infantile malnutrition. The treatment of spleen deficiency should focus on invigorating Qi and strengthening the spleen. Commonly used prescriptions are Liujunzi Decoction and Shenling Baizhu Powder with modifications. It is recommended to use specific medication under the guidance of a doctor.

Spleen deficiency may cause dryness after eating, loss of taste in the mouth, or even loss of appetite, loose stools, lack of energy, weight loss, limb fatigue, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, and sallow or pale complexion. It can be treated by taking Shenling Baizhu powder or Liujunzi decoction orally, and drinking more coix seed and lotus seed porridge.

Diet therapy: Boil soup with Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, red dates, Lycium barbarum, Eucommia ulmoides, Ziziphus jujuba seeds and pork bones and drink it regularly. The above medicinal materials are less toxic and can be eaten safely.

Recommended medicine: Shenling Baizhu powder. The prescription uses ginseng, white atractylodes, poria, and licorice (i.e. Sijunzi Decoction) to nourish the spleen and stomach qi and are the main ingredients. With the sweet and mild taste of white lentil, coix seed, and yam, and the sweet and astringent taste of lotus seeds, Atractylodes macrocephala can not only strengthen the spleen, but also penetrate dampness and stop diarrhea, making it an auxiliary medicine. Amomum villosum has a fragrant effect of invigorating the spleen, promoting metabolism in the central region, unblocking the upper and lower qi mechanisms, and stopping vomiting and diarrhea, so it is an adjuvant. Platycodon grandiflorum is the guiding medicine of the Taiyin Lung Meridian.